| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Hughes | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1928 | West Wallsend Bluebells | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1934 | West Wallsend | 53 | (54) |
| 1935–1943 | Metters | 143 | (197) |
| Total | 196 | (251) | |
| International career | |||
| Australia | 11 | (11[1]) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jack Hughes was an Australian forward during the 1930s. He was a prominent figure in the infamous Metters, side that dominated NSW Football for a whole decade.
Hughes started his club career at West Wallsend after progressing throughout West Wallsend’s youth ranks. He stayed at West Wallsend for 4 years before forcing a move to Metters.[2]
Over the course of 9 years at Metters, Jack Hughes scored 237 goals in 176 games, teaming up with his brother Ron Hughes. These two were the most feared strikers in NSW Football in the late 30s and early 40s. On 6 September 1941, Jack and Ron both scored 5 goals as Metters beat Gladesville 12-1 in a NSW State League match. Between them, they scored 597 goals in NSW competitions.[3][4]
Jack Hughes played for Australia in a time where Australia were producing so many attacking talents. These talents included Alf Quill, George Smith and Alec Cameron, so had limited chances to make appearances for Australia test matches. Despite this, he still managed to play against England, India and Palestine over the course of 2 years.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League Cup | Sheahan Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wallsend | 1931 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 1932 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | |
| 1933 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
| 1934 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 29 | |
| Metters | 1935 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 32 |
| 1936 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | |
| 1937 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 | |
| 1938 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | |
| 1939 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | |
| 1940 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 35 | |
| 1941 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | |
| 1942 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | |
| 1943 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Total | 196 | 251 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 241 | 301 | |
